2023 Kansas Lottery 200

2023 Kansas Lottery 200

Race details
Race 19 of 23 of the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Date	September 8, 2023
Official name	Second Annual Kansas Lottery 200
Location	Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas
Course	Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance	134 laps, 201 mi (323 km)
Scheduled Distance	134 laps, 201 mi (323 km)
Average speed	111.960 mph (180.182 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Chase Purdy	Kyle Busch Motorsports
Time	30.631
Most laps led
Driver	Nick Sanchez	Rev Racing
Laps	43
Winner
No. 19	Christian Eckes	McAnally-Hilgemann Racing
Television in the United States
Network	FS1
Announcers	Jamie Little, Phil Parsons, and Michael Waltrip
Radio in the United States
Radio	MRN

The 2023 Kansas Lottery 200 was the 19th stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, the final race of the Round of 10, and the second iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, September 8, 2023, in Kansas City, Kansas at Kansas Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 134 laps to complete. In a wild overtime finish, Christian Eckes, driving for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing, would steal the win after making a three-wide pass on Corey Heim and Zane Smith, taking the lead on the final corner and earning his fourth career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, and his third of the season.^[1] Nick Sanchez, Heim, and Carson Hocevar would be the dominate drivers of the race, leading 43, 40, and 32 laps respectively. To fill out the podium, Taylor Gray, driving for Tricon Garage, and Matt DiBenedetto, driving for Rackley WAR, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

The eight drivers advancing into the next round of the playoffs are Corey Heim, Christian Eckes, Grant Enfinger, Carson Hocevar, Zane Smith, Ty Majeski, Ben Rhodes, and Nick Sanchez. Matt DiBenedetto and Matt Crafton would fail to advance.^[2]

Background

Kansas Speedway is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas. It was built in 2001 and it currently hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The IndyCar Series also raced at here until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by the International Speedway Corporation.

Entry list

• (R) denotes rookie driver.
• (P) denotes playoff driver.
• (OP) denotes owner's playoffs truck.

Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Friday, September 8, at 2:35 PM CST, and would last for 20 minutes.^[3] Ben Rhodes, driving for ThorSport Racing, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 31.147, and an average speed of 173.371 mph (279.014 km/h).^[4]

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, September 8, at 3:05 PM CST.^[3] Since Kansas Speedway is an intermediate racetrack, the qualifying system used is a single-car, one-lap system with only one round. In that round, whoever sets the fastest time will win the pole.^[5] Chase Purdy, driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 30.631, and an average speed of 176.292 mph (283.714 km/h).^[6]

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 30

Stage 2 Laps: 30

Stage 3 Laps: 74

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Corey Heim 3,030 2 Christian Eckes 3,024 (-6) 3 Grant Enfinger 3,024 (-6) 4 Carson Hocevar 3,022 (-8) 5 Zane Smith 3,022 (-8) 4 6 Ty Majeski 3,016 (-14) 1 7 Ben Rhodes 3,013 (-17) 1 8 Nick Sanchez 3,006 (-24) 9 Matt DiBenedetto 2,075 (-955) 4 10 Matt Crafton 2,069 (-961) Official driver's standings Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings.

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